Intro to health psych
Health psychology operates within the ________ model of health that considers the interplay and integration of biological, psychological, and social factors on health.
Biopsychosocial model
________ is based on the work of Albert Bandura and considers human behavior as being reflected in a three-way model in which personal factors, environmental influences, and behavior commonly interact
Social cognitive theory
In a between groups design, one of the groups should be a ______ group that will help us understand if the treatment was effective compared to no treatment.
Control
This system has a large role in the body's response to stress.
Immune system
This model hinges on the idea that disease is the result of a pathogen and that health is the absence of disease.
Biomedical model
This term can be defined as the perceived ability to take action necessary to achieve desired outcomes.
Self-efficacy
This is a a non-experimental research method in which a researcher observes and records the behavior of a research participant
Observational
Acute stress activates the ________ system.
Sympathetic nervous system
Health psychologists would consider exercising regularly and eating nutritious foods as what these kinds of behaviors.
Health-promoting behaviors
Precontemplation and contemplation are parts of this health behavior change model.
Transtheoretical or Stages of Change
In this type of study, the investigator and the participant (subject) are prevented from knowing whether they are in the treatment of control condition in a ______.
Double-blind
Emotion-focused coping
Screening for cancer is a type of ____ prevention.
Secondary
Competence, relatedness, and autonomy are three things that this theory believes you need for motivation.
Self-determination theory
This type of study is said to occur when all of the data is collected at one point in time, rather than over a period of time.
Cross-sectional study/design
Hans Selye coined this term, which describes three distinct phases of the body's stress response.
General adaptation syndrome
In the 1900's, most deaths were caused by infectious disease. Today, most deaths are caused by ___.
Chronic disease
This behavior change model posits that these three things are necessary to elicit behavior change: 1) personal attitude towards behavior, 2) the subjective norm regarding the behavior 3) the perceived degree of control over the behavior
Theory of planned behavior
In order to claim cause and effect, a research study needs to have this.
Temporal precedence
During periods of prolonged stress, the hypothalamus triggers this gland to continue a certain feedback loop.
Pituitary